Welcome

The club caters for photographers of all skill levels from beginners to highly experienced. You do not need expensive camera equipment to participate in club activities.

We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club at 7.00pm on the second Wednesday of each month. Members can participate in graded print and digital competitions. ZOOM tutorial sessions and hands on workshops occur on the third and fourth Wednesday in each month. Go to About/Help/Contact for more information.

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About our club

Lake Macquarie Camera Club Inc. is an incorporated association that was previously the Belmont 16s Photography Club. We meet at the Valentine Bowling Club on the eastern side of Lake Macquarie. Club members are required to join Valentine Bowling Club as social members.

Objectives of the Club

To provide members of the club with opportunities to advance the standard of their pictorial and technical photographic work.

To promote the exchange of information and ideas about photography through the provision of education and training programmes, newsletters, a website, and other means.

To encourage and assist members to participate in photographic competitions both within and beyond the Club.

 
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May
22
Wed
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
May 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
Jun
5
Wed
2024
7:00 pm Committee Meeting
Committee Meeting
Jun 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Club Committee meets on the first Wednesday night of each month from 7pm to 8pm via Zoom. If you have any issues that you would like the Committee to consider, please contact the Chairperson[...]
Jun
22
Sat
2024
11:00 pm Submissions for The Leading Line...
Submissions for The Leading Line...
Jun 22 @ 11:00 pm
Each month the club publishes a newsletter called The Leading Line You will find all the latest news on a variety of topics including what’s happening on Zoom.   Send your submissions to our Newsletter[...]
Recent Posts Archives

Zoom Presentation

Tune in via the Club’s Zoom link to enjoy some quality time with our very own expert presenter Roy Killen to discuss the intricacies and importance of getting exposure right.

by Julie Brooks, April 5, 2023

ZOOM Presentation

Tune in via the Club’s Zoom link to enjoy some quality time with our guest presenter: Jen Fawkes, and find out what judges see so you can make your competition images stand out from the rest!

by Julie Brooks, April 5, 2023

Print Competition Entries Due

Get your entries in now!

It is the responsibility of each Club member to ensure that your competition entries comply with all of the relevant competition rules. Images that do not comply with these rules will not be accepted in club competitions. 

The monthly competition sections in all grades are:

Print Images
  • Colour prints (each month) 
  • Monochrome prints (every second month in the “even” months February, April, etc.) 
  • Nature prints (every second month in the “odd” months January, March, etc.) 
  • Small prints (each month – Advanced grade members may not enter small prints)
Digital Images
  • Colour digital images (each month in the “odd” months January, March, etc.) 
  • Monochrome digital images (every second month in the “even” months February, April, etc.) 
  • Nature digital images (every second month). 
  • Set Subject digital images (each month) 

Number of Entries  

In each monthly competition an Advanced grade member may enter the following: 

  1. A maximum of 2 images in each of the large print sections with the restrictions that no more than 3 large prints may be entered in any month. 
  2. No small print entries are permitted. 
  3. A maximum of 2 images in each of the digital sections. 

In each monthly competition an A grade member may enter the following: 

  1. A maximum of 2 images in each of the large print sections with the restrictions that no more than 3 large prints may be entered in any month. 
  2. A maximum of 2 small print entries are permitted. 
  3. A maximum of 2 images in each of the digital sections. 

In each monthly competition a B grade member may enter the following: 

  1. A maximum of 2 images in each of the large print sections with the restrictions that no more than 3 large prints may be entered in any month. 
  2. A maximum of 2 small print entries are permitted. 
  3. A maximum of 2 images in each of the digital sections. 

by Julie Brooks, April 5, 2023

Print Night Competition

Please note print night is on Thursday this month.

We look forward to seeing your prints on our competition evenings

Please make sure your prints are placed ready for judging on the presentation easels by 6:45.

by Julie Brooks, April 5, 2023

Zoom Workshop ” Editing your Astro Images” with Greg Carruthers

by Greg Carruthers, April 29, 2022